Single women who had pinned their hopes on hiring a boyfriend for the Lunar New Year will have to just face down that curious auntie and answer questions on their marital status. Zeann Jian (pic), the lad behind the Chinese New Year “rent a boyfriend” posting that went viral on social media, has declined all offers. “I never expected the post to go viral. In China, the phenomenon of renting girlfriends or boyfriends during the Lunar New Year holiday had become a lucrative business. It was reported that the cost of renting a boyfriend or girlfriend ranges from 500 yuan (RM322) to 2,000 yuan (RM1,288) a night.

Source: The Star January 26, 2017 22:18 UTC